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Loved this one.

Laura Osnes as Charlotte Quinn and Steven Huszar as Matt have tremendous chemistry and that is 50% of the battle won with these Hallmark movies.

I really loved that Osnes sung a few times: The Tony Award nominee has a truly magical voice that is tailor-made for singing Christmas carols.

The cast around Osnes and Huszar are very good, especially the Quinn family. Osnes and Jesse Irving have the perfect sibling relationship down pat.

The intertwined military and country music storylines ensure 'A Homecoming for the Holidays' isn't your run-of-the-mill small town Christmastime homecoming story.

Of course, there are still a few Hallmark staples - like the Christmas tree lighting - scattered throughout and there is a bit of a spanner thrown in the romantic works late, but, of course, everything works out just fine.

A great movie.

I enjoyed the meaningful story dealing with a successful singer and her family with a brother in the service and a blossoming romance with another veteran. Many Hallmark Christmas movies feel boring and optional after a while. This one does not. Nice to see a close family separated by their jobs but close in their hearts. Like the part where she paid off her parent's house.

It's wonderful that Broadway star Laura Osnes is doing Hallmark movies now. A really superb singer and pretty and sweet too. Different story is refreshing.

My title pretty well sums up my take on this movie. The story is a little bit different than most of the ones we see this time of year, but also has many of the usual elements. (Snowmen, Christmas cookies.) There isn't a lot of tension or mystery, but it's watchable. Without Osnes' performances this movie is more like 6 stars.

I can't say there were fireworks between Laura Osnes and Stephen Huszar and I think part of that is because so much screen time is spent on other things. In this case, I was willing to accept that because one of the biggest other things was Osnes' music. I kind of like that her country music isn't loaded with Southern twang. I like the Southern accent, but it is refreshing to have something different.

There is a healthy dose of giving to others. The story treats it as a responsibility and a privilege.

I love how they incorporated the helping ways of dogs for vets. Saving dogs and vets together.

Blah.... it seemed good, corny PLUS I'm all about Vets but this guy gets home and keeps his uniform on for almost the whole day relaxing with family? FOR REELS c'mon now